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Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc and Clywedog Therapeutics, Inc.

private/Beacon Topco, Inc.CLYD

Barinthus Bio and Clywedog to merge with Beacon Topco in stock deal

StockDefinitive Proxymedium confidence

Merger Arbeconomics, downside, days

Deal value

stock

Per-share offer

Premium

Days to close

Term fee

ConsiderationStock
AnnouncedApr 24, 2026
Days outstanding84d
Expected close
Termination fee
Reverse term fee
Go-shop period
Fiduciary out
Financing condition
Debt commitment
Insider lock-up

No structured deal economics extracted yet. Re-run the scanner or fall back to the source filing below.


Timelineannounced → close
  1. Announced

    Apr 24, 2026

  2. Preliminary Proxy

  3. Definitive Proxy

  4. Record date

  5. Shareholder vote

  6. Expected close


Vote Mechanicsrecord / mailing / vote
Vote required
Vote date
Record date
Mailing date
Record → vote
Threshold
Min approvalparsed
Shares outstanding
Insider lock-up

Regulatory & ConditionsHSR / EU / CFIUS / MAC

No regulatory or closing-conditions data extracted yet. The merger agreement Exhibit 10.1 contains this in the “Conditions to Closing” and “Regulatory Approvals” articles.


Closing Conditionsapprovals · vote · financing · lockups

No closing-condition data extracted.


Interloper Riskcompeting bids, activist filers

No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.


Advisors

Acquirer side· Beacon Topco, Inc.

Legal

Goodwin Procter LLP

  • · Robert Puopolo
  • · Blake Liggio
  • · Jean Lee
Robert Puopolo, Esq.Blake Liggio, Esq.Jean Lee, Esq.Goodwin Procter LLP100 Northern AvenueBoston, MA 02210(617) 570-1000

Target side· Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc and Clywedog Therapeutics, Inc.

Legal

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

  • · Bardia Moayedi
  • · Christopher L. Tinen
  • · Sarah A. Hibbard
Bardia Moayedi, Esq.Christopher L. Tinen, Esq.Sarah A. Hibbard, Esq.Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.3611 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 500San Diego, CA 92130(858) 910-4809

Counterparty Historyprior deals in DB
FirmRoleSideDeals in DB
Goodwin Procter LLPLegalAcquirer7View deals →
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.LegalTarget2View deals →

Filing Timelineevery filing on this issuer
  1. Apr 24, 2026this filing

    Barinthus Bio and Clywedog to merge with Beacon Topco in stock deal


Sources

Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc and Clywedog Therapeutics, Inc. entered into a Merger Agreement with Beacon Topco, Inc. to create a combined company advancing clinical-stage candidates targeting metabolic and autoimmune diseases. The transaction involves a scheme of arrangement for Barinthus Bio shareholders and a merger for Clywedog shareholders, with Barinthus Bio shareholders expected to own approximately 34% and Clywedog stockholders approximately 66% of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis. The combined company will be renamed Clywedog Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. and listed on Nasdaq under ticker symbol CLYD.

Item id: 0db75674-bba7-432b-ae2c-191fb1ae1e90 · ingested Apr 24, 2026